When Beaumont resident Janna Tarver noticed a nickel-size growth under her left arm, surgery was scheduled to remove it. But first, doctors asked her to see a cardiologist to ensure the surgery would ...

The population of patients undergoing patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in the US doesn’t match those of the clinical trials that formed the basis of the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of ...

Hailey Bieber underwent heart surgery after suffering a “mini stroke” last month. The supermodel, 25, revealed she recently had a patent foramen ovale (PFO ...

‘This time last year I had a procedure done to close a hole I had in my heart known as a PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale)following having a transient stroke,’ Hailey Bieber wrote on Instagram yesterday.

ATLANTA -- Scenarios for patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure not covered by the pivotal trials were a key subject of guidelines released by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions ...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has battled countless injuries, ailments, and setbacks in his NHL career. The 37-year-old puck-mover is set to battle back once again after his latest ...

Initial data looking at safety and efficacy of an interatrial septal occluder with a bioresorbable frame show promise for closing atrial septal defects (ASDs), but the study authors suggest a redesign ...

Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale has been introduced as an option for patients who have had a cerebral embolic event (such as stroke or transient ischaemic attack) and in whom paradoxical ...

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is the persistence of an opening (the foramen ovale) in the septum between the right atrium and left atrium of the heart. In the fetus, the foramen ovale allows blood to ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in scuba divers might be effective in preventing decompression sickness, a new study suggests. An analysis of more than 800 divers showed that those who were ...